Combined tool



(No Model.)

O. BRAMBLB.

COMBINED TOOL.

No. 433,319. Patented July 29, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OYRUS BRAMBLE, OF LODI, NEV YORK.

COMBIN ED TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,319, dated July 29, 1890.

Application filed May 27, 1890- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, Crans BRAMBLE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Lodi, in the county of Seneca and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Tools; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to theaccompanyin g drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in wire working or fence-making implements.

The object of the invention is to provide a oombination tool which is provided with clampingjaws for drawing or twisting wire, a Staplepuller, cutting-faces on said jaws opposite the staple-puller, a hammer adjacent to the jaws, these parts being located ou one side of the pivot, while the handles are provided with cutters and the ends thereof bifurcated to adapt the same to be used in connection with a bifurcated lever for twisting` the wire, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view of acombination-tool constructed in accordance with my improvement, and Fig. 2 is a section on line as x of Fig. l.

This implement is designed especially for use in vineyards or in making wire fences, and it is made up of two handle-bars A and A', which are connected to each other by a pivot cl., said handle-bars being adapted to be thrown apart by a spring o, suitably secured to one of the handles, so that its free end will bear against the opposite handle and throw the same outwardly to separate or open the jaws. Below the pivot a,where the handlebars are slightly enlarged, are provided semicircular conical recesses c and c', which form beveled cutting-edges adapted to sever such wires as are used in the construction of fences or trcllises. The lower ends of the handles A and A are bifurcated or provided with open-ended slots (Z d, which are adapted to be placed over twisted wires, so as to hold the same, and by use of the bifurcated lever D serai Noj 353,336. (no moda.)

such wires can be twisted to tighten the same, inasmuch as the wires are held in the slots d against all turning movement thereat, while they can be turned and further twisted between the handles A A by the turning of the lever which contains the wires in its slot. One of the handlefbars above the pivot a and below its jaw has bolted or otherwise secured thereto an angle-plate with an enlarged end, which forms a hammer-head, and the jaw proper, as B', has its central portion of increased thickness, the face thereof being serrated. One end of this jaw, as e, is recessed, while the opposite end is beveled to form a knife or cutting edge. The opposite jaw B2 is of similar construction, except one end, instead of being recessed, has formed thereon a projecting pin a', which is adapted to enter the recess in the jaw opposite thereto.

This improved combina-tion tool is extremely simple in construction and can be cheaply manufactured, and in order that the utility of the parts may be fully understood and appreciated I will describe the use of the tool in putting up a trellis or wire fence. The wires can be partially stretched by grasping the same between the serrated faces of the jaws and suitably held when driven partly in by the hammer B. By providing the jaws with curved faces, which may abut against the posts, the wires can be further stretched before driving the staples home. Should the post have bark upon the same, it can be cut away by closing the jaws and using the ends opposite the staple-puller, which are sharpened. Should it be desired to `withdraw a staple, the fixed pin carried by one of the jaws can be inserted in the eye of the staple and will pass beneath the recess in the opposite jaw, and the curved faces of the jaws will bea-r upon the post and form a leverage. Thus a staple can be removed without bending or damaging it in any way, so that it maybe reused. Either the cutter formed on the jaws or the one below the pivot can be used in cutting wire, and when it is desired to twist the wires the bifureated ends of the handles can be placed over the same and will hold them while the portion between the handles can be twisted by the lever D.

Having thus described my invention, I claim* 1. An implement for the purpose set forth, composed of two levers pivoted together and provided with curved jaws at right angles with the levers, said jaws having central portions of increased thickness with serrated faces, cutting-edges adjacent thereto, the ends of said jaws also having. cutting-edges, one of the jaws being provided with a proj ecting pin and a recess in the opposite jaw, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. A tool or implement for the purposes set forth, consisting of crossed levers pivoted to each other and provided with curved jaws at .right angles therewith, one of said jaws carrying a block with a serrated face to form a hammer, the abutting faces of the jaws hav- CYRUS BBAMBLE.

Witnesses:

P. V. N. BOBINE, L. B. WYoKoFF. 

